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the city had been a power center for al-shabab, the group that's fought somalia's internationally backed government for years. al-shabab is allied with al- qaeda, but the militants now have been driven out of all of somalia's major cities. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the men at the top of the presidential tickets hunkered down again today for debate preparation, ahead of the big meeting tomorrow night. but they also managed to break away briefly-- president obama for a visit to the hoover dam, and governor romney out with an aide to buy lunch, a burrito. meanwhile, their running mates made multiple stops in key states. vice president biden told a crowd in charlotte, north carolina that mitt romney would raise taxes on most americans to fund tax cuts for the wealthy. >> how they can justify raising taxes on the middle class has been buried the last four years. how in lord's name can they justify raising their taxes with these taxuts? look, folks, we've seen this movie before. massive tax cuts for the wealthy. eliminating restrictions on wall
the city had been a power center for al-shabab, the group that's fought somalia's internationally backed government for years. al-shabab is allied with al- qaeda, but the militants now have been driven out of all of somalia's major cities. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: the men at the top of the presidential tickets hunkered down again today for debate preparation, ahead of the big meeting tomorrow night. but they also managed to break away...
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doctor stephen kingsmore led the research team at children's mercy hospitals in kansas city. he's the director for the center for pediatric genomic medicine there. dr. kingsmore, welcome, and thank you for being with us. first of all,-- >> thank you very much. >> warner: how big a breakthrough is this? >> this is a big breakthrough. we've been working toward this goal for a coup of years now. there has been a big gap between the knowledge that we have of genetic diseases, about 35% of them, and the ability for doctors to identify which of these was a problem in any given child with an illness. >> warner: and up until now, how much have you been able to diagnose the d.n.a. abnormalities? how quickly? i mean, i said it can take weeks and weeks, but what's the process that's making it so slow now? >> well, typically, the way that this has been tested is for a doctor to pick the leading candidate gene or part of the d.n.a. code, and to look at just that. it's kind of like fishing with a single fishing line. it can take months. sometimes it takes five years to make a diagnosis. an
doctor stephen kingsmore led the research team at children's mercy hospitals in kansas city. he's the director for the center for pediatric genomic medicine there. dr. kingsmore, welcome, and thank you for being with us. first of all,-- >> thank you very much. >> warner: how big a breakthrough is this? >> this is a big breakthrough. we've been working toward this goal for a coup of years now. there has been a big gap between the knowledge that we have of genetic diseases,...
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. >> brown: an ancient and historic city at risk in a modern-day civil war. we look at the destruction in aleppo, syria. >> this is one of the great tragedies. aleppo's an extraordinary cross roads of cultures, religions, all built on a strata of centuries of -- >> woodruff: and ray suarez has the story of a 19th century recording made on tinfoil by thomas edison, digitally converted so we can hear it. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> computing surrounds us. sometimes it's obvious and sometimes it's very surprising in where you find it. soon, computing intelligence in unexpected places will change our lives in truly profound ways. technology can provide customized experiences tailored to individual consumer preferences, igniting a world of possibilities from the inside out. sponsoring tomorrow starts today. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around the world. and with the ongoing support of these institutions a
. >> brown: an ancient and historic city at risk in a modern-day civil war. we look at the destruction in aleppo, syria. >> this is one of the great tragedies. aleppo's an extraordinary cross roads of cultures, religions, all built on a strata of centuries of -- >> woodruff: and ray suarez has the story of a 19th century recording made on tinfoil by thomas edison, digitally converted so we can hear it. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for...
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i think thiis an citi race between two very, very capable men. and i signed on for a long patrol with president obama, and i don't think this is the time to make such a sudden change. >> brown: with powell's nod, the president campaigned in tampa, florida, where he told supporters they have a stark choice. >> you can chose the top-down policies that got us into this mess, or you can choose the policies that are getting us out of this mess. ( cheers ) you can choose the foreign policy that's reckless and wrong, or you can choose one that's steady and strong. ( cheers ) you can choose to turn back the clock 50 years for women and for immigrants and for gays, or, in this election, you can stand up for that basic principle that makes our country the envy of the world, that we're all created equal. >> brown: those comments come amid continued fallout over statements about abortion by indiana republican senate candidate richard mourdock in a debate tuesday night. >> and i think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is someth
i think thiis an citi race between two very, very capable men. and i signed on for a long patrol with president obama, and i don't think this is the time to make such a sudden change. >> brown: with powell's nod, the president campaigned in tampa, florida, where he told supporters they have a stark choice. >> you can chose the top-down policies that got us into this mess, or you can choose the policies that are getting us out of this mess. ( cheers ) you can choose the foreign...
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gazans lined the main road to gaza city, as the emir waved at them from his car. he also met with hamas leaders anurgethem to rencilwith the rival fatah faction, which rules the west bank. israel maintains a sea blockade of gaza, but qatar has promised to deliver hundreds of million dollars in aid by land route through egypt. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we return to the final presidential debate with a closer look at the arguable statements made by both candidates. margaret warner has our report. >> warner: last night's final presidential debate took on a lo questions. and the answers at times rised further questis. as we didast week, today we reviewed some of what was said and how it matches the record. starting with mitt romney's charge that from the beginning of his term, president obama was apologizing overseas for america's actions. >> the president began what i've called an apology tour by going to various nations in the middle east and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. >> noth
gazans lined the main road to gaza city, as the emir waved at them from his car. he also met with hamas leaders anurgethem to rencilwith the rival fatah faction, which rules the west bank. israel maintains a sea blockade of gaza, but qatar has promised to deliver hundreds of million dollars in aid by land route through egypt. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: and we return to the final presidential debate with a closer look at the arguable...
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. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to deal with expiring tax cuts and automatic spending cuts. find a link to "need to know" and much more at newshour.pbs.org. judy. >> woodruff: and that's the newshour for tonight. on monday, we'll talk with npr's peter overby about spending by super-pacs on campaign ads. i'm judy woodruff. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. "washington week" can be seen later this evening on most pbs stations. we'll see you online and again here monday evening. have a nice weekend. thank you and good night. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy
. >> sreenivasan: so how much silk does spider-man need to swing through new york city? we talked to one physics professor who is trying to bring science fiction a little closer to science fact. plus, will the new health care law cover non-citizens? yes, if they're here legally. find that story from our partners at kaiser health news on the rundown. and on tonight's edition of "need to know," ray moderates a roundtable discussion about the fiscal cliff and congress's deadline to...
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thieves carried out a brazen art heist overnight at a museum in the dutch city of rotterdam. seven paintings were stolen, including works by monet, picass aisndam mat, seon, others. they're part of a private collection that was being exhibited publicly for the first time. police did not explain how the robbers managed it, but one museum security expert said they had to get through a sophisticated security system. >> the response was very quick. thieves were not able to steal many paintings but unfortunately they got out a few paintings. these paintings will remain on the crime scene for many many years, maybe because they can't sell them they might destroy them. again it's impossible to sell them. >> sreenivasan: the paintings hundreds of millions of dollars if they were sold legally. the c.e.o. of citigroup abruptly resigned today, effective immediately. vikram pandit and his chief operating officer, john havens, both stepped down. citigroup said michael corbat will step in as c.e.o. he had been the bank's chief executive for europe, the middle east and africa. the company g
thieves carried out a brazen art heist overnight at a museum in the dutch city of rotterdam. seven paintings were stolen, including works by monet, picass aisndam mat, seon, others. they're part of a private collection that was being exhibited publicly for the first time. police did not explain how the robbers managed it, but one museum security expert said they had to get through a sophisticated security system. >> the response was very quick. thieves were not able to steal many...